Sweet Potato Bundt Cake

I´ve realised that I prefer baking when it starts getting cold. Baking this Sweet Potato bundt cake topped with a salted caramel cream cheese sauce, was on one of those days…

I really love baking and I´m sure the majority of you will be able to relate when I say that when I don´t make something new every few days I start getting itchy fingers.. Once I went a week without baking and it felt like my creative side had died.. an unnatural death!!! It was terrible.. Really!! 🙂

I just love the flavours of this cake.. First off I used sweet potato that I grilled in the oven, added it to cake batter that is spiced with cinnamon and ginger and finally added some pecan nuts.. The original recipe contained raisins but I took them out and replaced them with the flavour of ginger (which I love by the way..). I am not apposed to using raisins and to be honest if I had some spare, I probably would have added them too..

Lightly grease your pan. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger and salt. Set the mixture aside.

In a separate large mixing bowl, mash the sweet potato, leaving only a slight meaty texture. Whisk together the sweet potato and the eggs.

Whisk in the warm water, then the sugar, then the oil followed by the vanilla extract.

Stir in the dry ingredients until homogenous then fold in the walnuts.

Spoon the batter into the prepared bundt pan.

Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour (it could take a bit longer..).

Let the cake cool in the tin for 15 minutes before taking it out.

Salted Caramel Cream Cheese topping

Heat the sugar on medium high until dissolved completely and the colour is amber, now quickly (but carefully) add your cream and mix well, now add your butter and lastly the pinch of salt.

Add your cream cheese last and keep stirring while on medium heat until all the cream cheese has dissolved (it will seem lumpy initially but eventually it will melt into the mixture and you will be left with an amazing sauce.

This cake has my mouth watering! It is perfect for fall with the spices and that glaze. I have to bake at least once a week or I feel totally overwhelmed, but if I try to bake too much, then I get stressed about it. It’s all about balance.

Yes, I’m with you–autumn baking is the best!! So cozy and totally makes you want to curl up by a fire with a big plate of something…baked good-sy. 🙂 This bundt cake looks like the perfect comfort dessert!